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Yoko Ono launches new music scheme in Liverpool

2013-05-09 860 Dailymotion

Artist and peace activist Yoko Ono unveiled a new music scheme named after her late husband - John Lennon.

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a mobile recording studio set up to help budding musicians.

It will operate across Europe following its launch in the former Beatle's home town:

SOUNDBITE (English) Yoko Ono, saying:

''It's a good start. I think it's very very important that we opened this European tour in Liverpool. I keep coming back here. I don't know whether it's John making me come back here by pushing me or something. Also, I really feel that when I am here with John and with John's childhood as well. He's around, showing me what he loved and hated when he was a child."

As well as performing at the event at the Museum of Liverpool, local band Mic Lowry got a look inside the bus too.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) Member of band Mic Lowry, saying:

"(This) makes a big difference because it gives people who haven't got a chance usually to